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Under Niagara's Waters
Under Niagara's Waters
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
On the American side of Niagara Falls, the colossal sheet of water takes a dizzying leap over a precipice to crash 160 feet below.
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Day 89 – Whatever happened to…?
Day 89 – Whatever happened to…?
By David Vermont
Today we are told of Paul’s journey back to Jerusalem. This is sort of a transition phase for the narrative of the book of Acts. The first section of the book was the immediate aftermath of the crucifixion and resurrection where we saw the early work of Peter.
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Reviving the Bride Nullified
Reviving the Bride Nullified
By Greg Schlueter
As goes marriage and family, so goes the church, so goes civilization.
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Light at the End of Our Troubles?
Light at the End of Our Troubles?
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
one theologian listed fifty-six biblically stated reasons for suffering as part of God's permissive will.
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Day 88 – Paul says Goodbye to Ephesus
Day 88 – Paul says Goodbye to Ephesus
By David Vermont
Paul is now leaving Ephesus to continue his missionary work in the farther parts of the world. At this point, Ephesus has been his home base for some time. These are the people who have sheltered him, fed him and provisioned him for his trips.
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Finding God in Our Imperfections
Finding God in Our Imperfections
By Katie Zalany
Weakness. Imperfection. Brokenness. We all have some of it. Some of us try to hide it. Others get overwhelmed and discouraged by it. Then there are those who refuse to see it.
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Now Ear This!
Now Ear This!
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
After a street fight, a Chicago man found himself in the awkward situation of having one ear on his head and another on his stomach. The ear on his stomach had been detached in the fight, and was surgically implanted in his abdomen between layers of skin and muscle to heal there before being reattached to his head. His hospital visitors clowned with him by talking to his tummy.
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The Divine Puzzle: Which Piece are we? How do we fit?
The Divine Puzzle: Which Piece are we? How do we fit?
By Ralph Hathaway
Recently my thoughts were centered on the dichotomy of events that so many people constantly find themselves in. “Why has this happened to me?” one might say as they view one tragic event after another in their waking moments, perhaps daily.
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Day 87 – Healed by the Eucharist
Day 87 – Healed by the Eucharist
By David Vermont
First, note that we are told that this is the first day of the week. Thus, we see the author and the Holy Spirit confirming that Christians are gathering for worship on Sunday
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Default of De Conscience
Default of De Conscience
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
A conscience-smitten tax cheat sent $500 to the IRS, adding that he hadn't slept well since he defaulted on his taxes in 1980. "If I don't sleep better now,", he added, "I'll send the rest."
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Day 86 – Christianity is not good for business
Day 86 – Christianity is not good for business
By David Vermont
Paul is continuing his travels during which a situation develops in Ephesus. So many people are being converted that the business of manufacturing idols for people’s homes is dropping off. The silversmiths are starting to feel the pinch and become angry that their livelihood is being threatened.
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Be Your Own Bodyguard
Be Your Own Bodyguard
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
The Mayan Indians admired the looks of slightly cross-eyed people. To cause it in their own children, they hung beads close to their babies' faces. Deliberate and often grotesque deforming of the body has been common in many aboriginal tribes - and it is not altogether uncommon in the more "civilized" segments of some societies (including ours): tattooing, nose- and tongue -piercing,...
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Day 85 – Confirming the Church in Ephesus and Paul's Apron
Day 85 – Confirming the Church in Ephesus and Paul's Apron
By David Vermont
Recall that yesterday we met Apollos, who was Jewish convert, a disciple, well versed in the scripture, eloquent and fervent in the Spirit. Despite all this there we are not told that he had any success in making converts.
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The forgotten Key, Our Eucharistic Lord
The forgotten Key, Our Eucharistic Lord
By Robert Atkinson, M.I.
The mission of the Church is to preach the Gospel, the good news! The above word picture of a pedestrian delivering the good, while beautiful and evocative, has little in common with the "New Evangelization" so prominent in the Church today! The great irony, as I see it, is summed up in the word pedestrian!
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What is Lost Must Be Found – So You See
What is Lost Must Be Found – So You See
By Elizabeth Thomas
Know that every human being from the moment of conception began to receive what would become the person and their personality that they are. Jeremiah 1-v 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you.”
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The "Laurel and Hardy" Principle
The "Laurel and Hardy" Principle
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Like ham and eggs, fish and chips, lox and bagels, or corned beef and cabbage, some things seem to be meant to go together. And that is true for persons as well - like a happily married couple, or close friends, or compatible business partners (see Ecclesiastes 4:9-12)
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Day 84 – Apollos and explaining the way of God more accurately
Day 84 – Apollos and explaining the way of God more accurately
By David Vermont
Today we read more details of the growing evangelization mission of Paul. We see him growing Churches in two major cities, Corinth and Ephesus. Later, the letters he writes the Churches in these two cities will become part of the Bible.
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